Originally posted by sundown316Ouch, that's harsh to say about my favorite author! But that's okay, I know a lot of people feel that way. And I would still say between these 3 books, Stevenson is it- Cujo and Christine are not King's best by far in my opinion.
How can you even compare the two? Stevenson,by a mile! IMNSHO,Steven King is nothing but a hack and a scribbler.
ncrosby🙂
Originally posted by ncrosbySorry,ncrosby,but my statement stands. You want great horror writers-HPL, E.A. Poe, Ambrose Bierce,M.R.James,Hawthorne,Arthur Machen,-any one of them could write circles around King's drivel. And for his laughably pathetic attempt at "heroic fantasy" with The Dark Tower Trilogies,Robert E. Howard is probably rolling over in his grave.
Ouch, that's harsh to say about my favorite author! But that's okay, I know a lot of people feel that way. And I would still say between these 3 books, Stevenson is it- Cujo and Christine are not King's best by far in my opinion.
ncrosby🙂
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Originally posted by sundown316Well - the very first dark tower book, written when he was a student or something, was pretty good. But agree with you on the rest of the dark tower series - typical King - disinteresting long-winded stodge.
Sorry,ncrosby,but my statement stands. You want great horror writers-HPL, E.A. Poe, Ambrose Bierce,M.R.James,Hawthorne,Arthur Machen,-any one of them could write circles around King's drivel. And for his laughably pathetic attempt at "heroic fantasy" with The Dark Tower Trilogies,Robert E. Howard is probably rolling over in his grave.
Favorites :
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
On The Road - Jack Kerouac
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig
Lord Valentine's Castle - Robert Silverberg
Nine Stories - JD Salinger (favorite - For Esme With Love and Squalor)
Walden - Thoreau
Childhood's End - Clark
Microserfs and Generation X - Douglas Coupland
I agree with the mention of Stephen King's Dark Tower Series - The Drawing of the Three being my favorite so far. I'm not a fan of his other stuff with the exception of The Stand (a great book).
We sure do have varied tastes. I'm going to take some of the suggestions here. Thanks.
King may well be a hack and a scribbler - who am i to judge?- but if so he is an extremely wealthy one, and i'm sure he can live with that🙂. Some of my favorites are Golding - Lord of the Flies, Dumas - Count of Monte Cristo, Puzo - The Godfather, Anything by Bill Barry(very funny guy).
What are some of the worst so called classics that people have read? I nominate Moby Dick for starters - truly mind-numbingly boring.
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Originally posted by rwingettInteresting choices, Rwingett. I am a Christian but i have read three out of those five (Smith, Sagan, and, of course, Russell). I of course did't agree with much of them but did find them very interesting, mostly well-reasoned, and thought-provoking. I think any Christian who wished to engage in an intelligent dialogue should have to read such works. Have you ever read any Christian authors who you tought were at the least thought-provoking?
[b]Atheism: The Case Against God
by George H. Smith
The Demon-Huanted World: Science As A Candle In The Dark
by Carl Sagan
Why I Am Not A Christian
by Bertrand Russell
The Blind Watchmaker: Why The Evidence Of Evolution Reveals A Universe Without Design
by Richard Dawkins
Right Ho, Jeeves
by P.G. Wodehouse
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~Tara
Originally posted by ncrosbyThat series takes forever to finish.
I recently started reading the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, and am happy with it so far. I've just read the first book, waiting to get my hands on the second.
I'm into the 5th book now, I think there's 10 in the whole series... gets a bit tedious.
Originally posted by bbarrThe difference engine - that's indeed a great one. I remember reading it years ago, and finding it to be a real challenge for my English vocabulary (at the time). Though it was a difficult read, I was spellbound by his use of language, and loved the idea of the book. I should really give it a re-read, I think now I would probably enjoy it even more now.
The Difference Engine - William Gibson
Lately I've been reading a lot of the Discworld series by Pratchett. My favourites, I have to say, are the ones involving the city guard. I also think that as the series has progressed, it has gradually improved in quality. While the earlier books appeared to me more like very light reading, a lot of "cheap" (though not bad!) humour, the latter books have more depth, and are more clearly satire (often quite brilliant satire) of human nature, and human exploits.
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Originally posted by rwingettI think you would enjoy "The Extended Phenotype" by Dawkins - it's slightly more challenging than "regular" popular science books, but it is fascinating.
[b]Atheism: The Case Against God
by George H. Smith
The Demon-Huanted World: Science As A Candle In The Dark
by Carl Sagan
Why I Am Not A Christian
by Bertrand Russell
The Blind Watchmaker: Why The Evidence Of Evolution Reveals A Universe Without Design
by Richard Dawkins
Right Ho, Jeeves
by P.G. Wodehouse
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Also "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" by Daniel Dennett is an excellent read.
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Originally posted by aquitaneI remember a lot of the mind numbing drivel I was forced to read and re-read practically every year in elementary school and HS. Probably the worst of the lot was The Pearl,closely followed by Catcher in the Rye,Silly Ass Marner,The Red Badge of Courage. The only author I was introduced to in school that I liked was Shakespeare.
King may well be a hack and a scribbler - who am i to judge?- but if so he is an extremely wealthy one, and i'm sure he can live with that🙂. Some of my favorites are Golding - Lord of the Flies, Dumas - Count of Monte Cristo, Puzo - The Godfather, Anything by Bill Barry(very funny guy).
What are some of the worst so called classics that people have read? I nominate Moby Dick for starters - truly mind-numbingly boring.
~Tara